Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 32 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
6. 6.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.⏳ 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
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
25. 25.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
32. 32.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
34. 34.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once

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