Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 312 · 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: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
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 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
34. 34.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
35. 35.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
40. 40.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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