Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 375 · 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) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
2. 2.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
17. 17.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
27. 27.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
33. 33.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short

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