Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 117 · 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) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
10. 10.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
24. 24.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
26. 26.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
37. 37.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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