Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 720 · 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.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
30. 30.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
37. 37.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke

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