Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 194 · 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: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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