Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 203 · 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: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 22 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
12. 12.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
17. 17.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
31. 31.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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