Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 610 · 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) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
9. 9.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
24. 24.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
30. 30.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
35. 35.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
39. 39.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 13 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
40. 40.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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