Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 306 · 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) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
17. 17.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
40. 40.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand

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