Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 366 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
8. 8.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
21. 21.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
31. 31.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
37. 37.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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