Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 746 · 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) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
13. 13.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
30. 30.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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