Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 777 · 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) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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