Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 177 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
2. 2.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
13. 13.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
36. 36.🗣️ In a 30-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) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 23 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
39. 39.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once

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