Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 916 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
11. 11.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
13. 13.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
18. 18.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
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) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
29. 29.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
36. 36.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
38. 38.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.✋ 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

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