Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 285 · 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 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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