Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 422 · 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: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
12. 12.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
34. 34.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
35. 35.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ 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

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