Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 648 · 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: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.⏳ 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
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
33. 33.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 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? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.🔄 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?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone

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