Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 496 · 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.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
16. 16.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
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? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
32. 32.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
34. 34.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
39. 39.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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