Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 842 · 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: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
29. 29.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
37. 37.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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