Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 510 · 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: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.✋ 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

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