Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 523 · 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) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
4. 4.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
14. 14.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
24. 24.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
35. 35.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 23 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
40. 40.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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