Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 962 · 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: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🚨 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
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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