Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 509 · 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: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
6. 6.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔄 In a family 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?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
32. 32.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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