Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 793 · 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.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
28. 28.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
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.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
36. 36.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.🚨 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
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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