Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 937 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
11. 11.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
13. 13.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
15. 15.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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