Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 7 · 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: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
5. 5.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone

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