Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 930 · 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.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
27. 27.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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