Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 697 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ In a 25-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks

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