Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 161 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
3. 3.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.⏳ 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
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
30. 30.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 23 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
39. 39.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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