Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 944 · 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.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
17. 17.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
27. 27.🚨 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
28. 28.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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