Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 18 · 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 a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
24. 24.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence

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