Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 381 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.🗣️ In a 36-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏳ 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
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
32. 32.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
34. 34.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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