Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 368 · 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 interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
2. 2.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🚨 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
12. 12.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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