Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 289 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ In a 25-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
25. 25.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 22 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
38. 38.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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