Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 728 · 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) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.🚨 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
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.⏳ 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
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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