Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 167 · 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? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
36. 36.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone

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