Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 155 · 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.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
14. 14.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
18. 18.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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