Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 869 · 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: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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