Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 652 · 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 interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
11. 11.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 11 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
22. 22.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
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) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
40. 40.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once

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