Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 325 · 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 class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
20. 20.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
23. 23.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 10 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
31. 31.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause

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