Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 596 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
2. 2.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
9. 9.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
13. 13.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a 36-minute class 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? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
25. 25.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short

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