Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 563 · 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: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
7. 7.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
9. 9.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
13. 13.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.🚨 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
24. 24.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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