Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 115 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
11. 11.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
21. 21.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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