Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 240 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
11. 11.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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