Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 898 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
20. 20.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
32. 32.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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