Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 336 · 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 of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
6. 6.🔄 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?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
11. 11.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
21. 21.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
26. 26.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
28. 28.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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