Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 991 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
20. 20.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
38. 38.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause

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