Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 1 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
2. 2.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
5. 5.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
24. 24.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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