Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 188 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
3. 3.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.🚨 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
34. 34.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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