Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 843 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
29. 29.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
31. 31.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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