Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 904 · 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? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
8. 8.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
11. 11.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
38. 38.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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