Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 640 · 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: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
31. 31.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand

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