Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 437 · 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: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) change seats
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?

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