Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 21 · 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: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 5 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
25. 25.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
29. 29.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
30. 30.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
32. 32.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ 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

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