Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 9 · 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.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
17. 17.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
32. 32.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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