Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 346 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
40. 40.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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