Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 553 · 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.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
14. 14.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 11 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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