Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 732 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
20. 20.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ In a 25-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
23. 23.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
24. 24.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 22 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 9 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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