Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 237 · 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.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
5. 5.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
18. 18.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
28. 28.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence

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