Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 212 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.🔄 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?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
13. 13.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
16. 16.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
25. 25.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
36. 36.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
38. 38.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
39. 39.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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