Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 790 · 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? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🚨 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
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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