Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 221 · 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.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
3. 3.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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