Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 607 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
2. 2.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
4. 4.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
6. 6.🚨 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
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
24. 24.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”

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