Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 888 · 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: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.⏳ 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
11. 11.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
19. 19.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
22. 22.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
25. 25.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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