Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 39 · 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) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 11 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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