Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 923 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.🔄 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?
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.⏱️ A circle time lasts 9 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
16. 16.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🚨 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
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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