Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 370 · 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) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
16. 16.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
23. 23.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
29. 29.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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