Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 276 · 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.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
20. 20.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
29. 29.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
32. 32.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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