Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 747 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
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) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 10 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
30. 30.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
36. 36.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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