Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 296 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) change seats
21. 21.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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