Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 447 · 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: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
22. 22.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.🚨 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
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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