Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 209 · 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: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
6. 6.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚨 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
14. 14.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.🗣️ In a 25-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
26. 26.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
32. 32.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”

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