Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 558 · 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.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone

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