Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 787 · 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 polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
19. 19.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
22. 22.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
39. 39.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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