Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 840 · 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: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
11. 11.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
12. 12.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
18. 18.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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