Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 459 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
22. 22.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (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.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
34. 34.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
37. 37.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
40. 40.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly

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