Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 280 · 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: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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