Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 46 · 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 of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
17. 17.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
22. 22.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke

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