Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 217 · 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: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.🗣️ In a 36-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ 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

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