Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 308 · 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.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚨 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
22. 22.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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