Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 181 · 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.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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