Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 125 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.🗣️ In a 25-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
22. 22.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
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? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
35. 35.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” 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) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all

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