Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 86 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
29. 29.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
33. 33.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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