Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 44 · 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: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
23. 23.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause

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