Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 631 · 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.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
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.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
25. 25.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.🚨 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
37. 37.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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