Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 195 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
18. 18.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
20. 20.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
28. 28.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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