Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 502 · 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: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
3. 3.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
24. 24.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her

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