Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 515 · 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) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
13. 13.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
19. 19.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk

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