Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 625 · 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: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
3. 3.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
11. 11.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
17. 17.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
24. 24.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
31. 31.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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