Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 48 · 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) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
8. 8.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
14. 14.🚨 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
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
21. 21.⏳ 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
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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