Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 131 · 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 polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.🗣️ In a 25-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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