Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 555 · 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: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
25. 25.🚨 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
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once

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