Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 356 · 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) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.⏳ 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
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
20. 20.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
40. 40.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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