Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 327 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child 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.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
15. 15.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
19. 19.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
30. 30.🔄 In a book-club chat, 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
32. 32.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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