Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

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

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