Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 703 · 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) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
37. 37.🗣️ In a 16-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer

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