Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 461 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke

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