Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 951 · 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) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.⏳ 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
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 24 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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