Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 390 · 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.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a 16-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
26. 26.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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