Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 156 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
31. 31.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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