Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 614 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
7. 7.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
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.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
37. 37.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once

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