Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 688 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
35. 35.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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