Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 244 · 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.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
2. 2.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
16. 16.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
26. 26.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
34. 34.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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