Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 341 · 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 a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 23 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
3. 3.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
16. 16.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
31. 31.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
36. 36.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone

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