Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 214 · 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.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
10. 10.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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