Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 616 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
9. 9.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
15. 15.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
32. 32.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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