Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 647 · 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: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
3. 3.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⏳ 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
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.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
23. 23.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
24. 24.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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