Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 779 · 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 polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
17. 17.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 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) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
39. 39.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
40. 40.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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