Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 101 · 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? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
11. 11.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 10 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
12. 12.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.🗣️ In a 25-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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