Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 582 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
10. 10.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
17. 17.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
21. 21.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚨 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
27. 27.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
30. 30.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer

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