Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 186 · 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.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.⏳ 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
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.🚨 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
7. 7.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
22. 22.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
27. 27.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
32. 32.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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