Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 20 · 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) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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