Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 541 · 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: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
10. 10.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
34. 34.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
39. 39.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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