Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 114 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (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 polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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