Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 153 · 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) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.🚨 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
3. 3.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
8. 8.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
16. 16.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
26. 26.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 22 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
39. 39.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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