Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 529 · 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.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
2. 2.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
5. 5.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
6. 6.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔄 In a family 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?
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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