Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 776 · 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) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
19. 19.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
22. 22.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
30. 30.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
31. 31.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
32. 32.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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