Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 925 · 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) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.⏳ 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
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
35. 35.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence

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