Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 29 · 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: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
6. 6.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
25. 25.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone

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