Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 227 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
7. 7.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
13. 13.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
20. 20.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
28. 28.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
34. 34.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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