Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 49 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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