Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 147 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
6. 6.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
13. 13.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
26. 26.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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