Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 179 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
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.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ In a 12-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) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
16. 16.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
18. 18.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
19. 19.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
39. 39.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”

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