Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 522 · 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: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
15. 15.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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