Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 414 · 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: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
9. 9.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 21 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
21. 21.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
30. 30.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short

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