Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 180 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
27. 27.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
30. 30.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
35. 35.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke

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