Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 738 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.⏳ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
14. 14.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
25. 25.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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