Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 258 · 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: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
8. 8.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
15. 15.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
23. 23.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 24 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
29. 29.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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