Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 344 · 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: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
25. 25.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ A circle time lasts 23 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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