Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 347 · 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) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
3. 3.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence

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