Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 667 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
20. 20.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
31. 31.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.🔄 In a project 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?
37. 37.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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