Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 96 · 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? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
3. 3.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
21. 21.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
34. 34.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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