Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 619 · 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: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
14. 14.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
19. 19.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
25. 25.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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