Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 456 · 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) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
5. 5.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.🚨 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
22. 22.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
34. 34.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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