Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 383 · 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) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
17. 17.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
21. 21.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone

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