Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 460 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
4. 4.🗣️ In a 25-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
13. 13.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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