Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 554 · 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: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
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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