Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 94 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence

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