Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 31 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
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.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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