Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 713 · 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: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
7. 7.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 11 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
38. 38.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.✋ 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

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