Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 618 · 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.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
18. 18.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
20. 20.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
30. 30.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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