Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 679 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
18. 18.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
35. 35.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?

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