Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 416 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
6. 6.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
12. 12.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
30. 30.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short

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