Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 406 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
16. 16.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
19. 19.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
31. 31.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
32. 32.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
40. 40.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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