Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 670 · 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 rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
23. 23.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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