Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 82 · 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) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
30. 30.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
37. 37.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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