Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 988 · 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.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
19. 19.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
22. 22.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
33. 33.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke

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