Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 955 · 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.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) change seats
21. 21.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
33. 33.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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