Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 235 · 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.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 22 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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