Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 735 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.⏱️ A circle time lasts 23 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
6. 6.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 23 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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