Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 255 · 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 polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
13. 13.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
19. 19.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
32. 32.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 22 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 4 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand

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