Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 911 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
23. 23.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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