Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 680 · 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: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (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) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
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.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?

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