Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 261 · 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: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
17. 17.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 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: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🚨 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
26. 26.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
39. 39.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause

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