Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 932 · 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: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
25. 25.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
28. 28.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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