Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 201 · 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: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
7. 7.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
25. 25.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ 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

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