Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 193 · 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: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 23 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
23. 23.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
29. 29.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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