Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 199 · 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: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🗣️ In a 10-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 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) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence

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