Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 644 · 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 of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
6. 6.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚨 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
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 13 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
29. 29.🗣️ In a 8-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence

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