Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 754 · 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? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
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.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
37. 37.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?

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