Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 298 · 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) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
5. 5.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
13. 13.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
19. 19.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
20. 20.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
25. 25.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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