Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 382 · 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.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
9. 9.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
19. 19.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
23. 23.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
35. 35.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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