Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 484 · 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: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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