Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 35 · 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 class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
8. 8.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
22. 22.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence

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