Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 345 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
14. 14.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ 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

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