Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 54 · 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: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.⏳ 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
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
32. 32.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”

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