Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 247 · 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 circle time lasts 18 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
2. 2.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
12. 12.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
27. 27.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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