Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 963 · 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? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
7. 7.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
10. 10.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
29. 29.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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