Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 690 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.🚨 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
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
28. 28.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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