Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 566 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
27. 27.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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