Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 844 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
13. 13.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
21. 21.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
23. 23.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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