Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 91 · 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.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
19. 19.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
25. 25.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
29. 29.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ 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

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