Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 678 · 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: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
6. 6.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
19. 19.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once

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