Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 102 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
11. 11.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
21. 21.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
39. 39.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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