Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 913 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
22. 22.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
30. 30.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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