Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 152 · 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.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
2. 2.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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