Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 673 · 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.🚨 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
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 family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
14. 14.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.🗣️ In a 25-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
21. 21.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?

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