Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 121 · 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? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
6. 6.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
25. 25.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”

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