Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

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

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