Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 263 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
8. 8.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
14. 14.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
16. 16.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
27. 27.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
28. 28.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand

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