Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 749 · 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.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ In a 36-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
34. 34.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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