Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 855 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
5. 5.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
16. 16.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
29. 29.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
35. 35.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ 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

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