Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 861 · 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: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
24. 24.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
29. 29.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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