Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 128 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
2. 2.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
26. 26.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (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.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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