Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 301 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
5. 5.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
32. 32.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
37. 37.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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