Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 319 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
4. 4.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
19. 19.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚨 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
21. 21.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
23. 23.⏳ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
38. 38.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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