Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 11 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
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) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
19. 19.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Tara for 6 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 polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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