Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 845 · 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.⏳ 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
2. 2.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
37. 37.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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