Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 386 · 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 rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a 36-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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