Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 507 · 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 interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
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.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
19. 19.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
38. 38.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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