Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 752 · 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? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 23 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
22. 22.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
37. 37.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone

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