Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 512 · 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) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
12. 12.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.🚨 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
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
31. 31.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🗣️ In a 36-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks

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