Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 425 · 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? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
9. 9.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
22. 22.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔄 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?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
30. 30.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
35. 35.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚨 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
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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