Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 632 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
11. 11.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
20. 20.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
27. 27.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
30. 30.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence

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