Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

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

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