Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 486 · 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: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
18. 18.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 10 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
31. 31.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
39. 39.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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