Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 723 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
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? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
26. 26.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
32. 32.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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