Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 547 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
7. 7.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
21. 21.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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