Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 239 · 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 family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
3. 3.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
20. 20.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
29. 29.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
32. 32.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short

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