Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 992 · 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) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
29. 29.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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