Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 589 · 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: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
5. 5.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
8. 8.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 9 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke

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