Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 242 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
6. 6.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
15. 15.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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