Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 465 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
9. 9.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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