Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 503 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
6. 6.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
10. 10.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
13. 13.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
29. 29.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
33. 33.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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