Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 612 · 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) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
19. 19.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ 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

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