Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 591 · 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 class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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