Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 314 · 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? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
8. 8.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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