Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 267 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
29. 29.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
37. 37.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once

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