Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 391 · 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.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
5. 5.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
27. 27.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 22 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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