Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 935 · 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: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 11 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 21 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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