Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 660 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 8 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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