Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 229 · 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.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
27. 27.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
40. 40.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”

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