Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 986 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
5. 5.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke

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