Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 879 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
3. 3.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
9. 9.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
15. 15.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
19. 19.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
39. 39.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
40. 40.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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