Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 952 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
4. 4.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
24. 24.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
29. 29.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”

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