Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 138 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
27. 27.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk

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