Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 950 · 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 polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
4. 4.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
5. 5.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
7. 7.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
22. 22.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 23 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
29. 29.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence

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