Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 593 · 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? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
13. 13.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏳ 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
38. 38.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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