Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 426 · 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: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
22. 22.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
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) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.🚨 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
29. 29.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
35. 35.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”

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