Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 473 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
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.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
9. 9.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
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.✋ 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
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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