Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 552 · 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.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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