Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 251 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
16. 16.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 22 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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