Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 863 · 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 polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 23 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
19. 19.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
27. 27.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
32. 32.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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