Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 238 · 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.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
5. 5.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
27. 27.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
39. 39.⏳ 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
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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