Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 395 · 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: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
8. 8.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
31. 31.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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