Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 702 · 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 class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.🗣️ In a 10-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
22. 22.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
24. 24.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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