Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 364 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
39. 39.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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