Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 8 · 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.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚨 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
13. 13.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
19. 19.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.⏳ 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
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
39. 39.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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