Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 920 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🗣️ In a 36-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks

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