Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 196 · 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) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
11. 11.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
15. 15.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
18. 18.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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