Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 182 · 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.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.🚨 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
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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