Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 504 · 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) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence

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