Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 439 · 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: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.🚨 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
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
11. 11.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
19. 19.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
35. 35.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone

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