Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 146 · 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.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
3. 3.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
10. 10.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
34. 34.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
35. 35.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk

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