Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 168 · 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) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
9. 9.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (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.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
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 is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
37. 37.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
40. 40.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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