Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 866 · 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.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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