Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 550 · 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: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🚨 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
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
40. 40.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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