Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 822 · 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 of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
11. 11.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
14. 14.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
32. 32.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
34. 34.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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