Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 123 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
9. 9.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
14. 14.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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