Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 672 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
7. 7.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
15. 15.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
24. 24.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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