Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 192 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
5. 5.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
6. 6.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 11 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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