Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 478 · 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 interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
3. 3.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
9. 9.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
35. 35.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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