Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 329 · 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: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
12. 12.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
31. 31.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
32. 32.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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