Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 694 · 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.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.🔄 In a project meeting, 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.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔄 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?
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?

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