Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 635 · 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: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
16. 16.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
18. 18.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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