Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 744 · 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: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
13. 13.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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