Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 87 · 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: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
39. 39.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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