Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 433 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
3. 3.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
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 class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
24. 24.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
29. 29.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
31. 31.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
35. 35.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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