Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 833 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
9. 9.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
14. 14.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
29. 29.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
30. 30.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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