Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 996 · 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: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
8. 8.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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