Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 99 · 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.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
6. 6.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
7. 7.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
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.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 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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