Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 809 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
13. 13.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
17. 17.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
22. 22.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (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.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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