Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 926 · 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) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 24 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
33. 33.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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