Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 994 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
14. 14.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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