Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 689 · 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.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
5. 5.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
28. 28.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
33. 33.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence

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