Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 184 · 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) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🚨 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
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
21. 21.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
22. 22.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
25. 25.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
36. 36.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
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.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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