Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 126 · 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.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
17. 17.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
29. 29.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
30. 30.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
32. 32.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ 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

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