Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 876 · 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 family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
19. 19.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (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 of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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