Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 302 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
2. 2.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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