Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 384 · 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 polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
8. 8.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 13 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
19. 19.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
21. 21.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence

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