Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 228 · 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: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
11. 11.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
16. 16.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
19. 19.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
34. 34.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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