Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 768 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
3. 3.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🚨 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
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
22. 22.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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