Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 472 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke

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