Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 976 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
2. 2.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
20. 20.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
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 circle time lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
40. 40.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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