Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 358 · 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.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
2. 2.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 11 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
27. 27.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 10 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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