Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 649 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
7. 7.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
29. 29.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 10 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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