Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 826 · 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: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
5. 5.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
39. 39.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow

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