Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 624 · 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: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
36. 36.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
40. 40.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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