Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 241 · 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: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
8. 8.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 22 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
14. 14.🚨 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
15. 15.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
21. 21.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause

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