Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 827 · 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.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
2. 2.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
13. 13.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
26. 26.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 22 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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