Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 328 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
7. 7.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
15. 15.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
18. 18.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
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.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence

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