Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 26 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 10 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
13. 13.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
28. 28.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.⏳ 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
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
36. 36.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause

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