Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 751 · 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) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
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: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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