Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 292 · 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? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
24. 24.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
38. 38.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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