Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 303 · 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: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
7. 7.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
31. 31.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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