Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 175 · 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: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
7. 7.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
22. 22.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
29. 29.⏳ 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
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause

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