Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 462 · 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) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
3. 3.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
15. 15.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
16. 16.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
23. 23.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
31. 31.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 22 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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