Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 231 · 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 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.⏳ 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
13. 13.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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