Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 585 · 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 interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
6. 6.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
29. 29.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once

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