Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 656 · 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) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
4. 4.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
13. 13.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
39. 39.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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