Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 608 · 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) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
5. 5.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
24. 24.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 21 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 4 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
30. 30.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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