Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 279 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
6. 6.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
18. 18.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
25. 25.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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