Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 771 · 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) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
4. 4.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
11. 11.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
20. 20.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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