Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 22 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
5. 5.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 24 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
20. 20.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
34. 34.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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