Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 12 · 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 of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.🚨 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
3. 3.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
11. 11.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
15. 15.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?

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