Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 666 · 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: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
14. 14.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
21. 21.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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