Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 508 · 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) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚨 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
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
35. 35.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.🗣️ In a 25-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
39. 39.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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