Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 68 · 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: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
3. 3.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
10. 10.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
28. 28.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone

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