Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 805 · 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: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
10. 10.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
21. 21.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
29. 29.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
39. 39.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause

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