Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 245 · 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.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
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: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
20. 20.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚨 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
24. 24.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
29. 29.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
36. 36.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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