Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 493 · 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: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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