Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 520 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
5. 5.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
11. 11.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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