Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 454 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
27. 27.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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