Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 197 · 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: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
14. 14.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 11 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
29. 29.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ In a 36-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
34. 34.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
36. 36.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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