Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 169 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
10. 10.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
37. 37.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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