Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 638 · 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? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
9. 9.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
23. 23.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
29. 29.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”

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