Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 122 · 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.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
33. 33.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
37. 37.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke

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