Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 310 · 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? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
12. 12.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”

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