Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 158 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
2. 2.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
3. 3.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.⏳ 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
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
19. 19.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
22. 22.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) change seats
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
40. 40.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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