Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 369 · 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) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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