Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 856 · 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) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
7. 7.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
30. 30.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.🗣️ In a 25-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand

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