Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 305 · 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: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
4. 4.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
9. 9.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
22. 22.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
23. 23.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
33. 33.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
39. 39.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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