Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 482 · 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.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
8. 8.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
13. 13.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
18. 18.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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