Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 832 · 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) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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