Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 885 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
20. 20.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
29. 29.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
31. 31.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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