Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 160 · 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.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
26. 26.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
33. 33.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
34. 34.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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