Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 130 · 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) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
5. 5.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.🗣️ In a 10-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
28. 28.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
33. 33.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 24 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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