Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 865 · 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: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
6. 6.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
19. 19.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
40. 40.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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