Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 828 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.⏳ 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
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
28. 28.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk

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