Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 756 · 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? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
20. 20.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
33. 33.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once

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