Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 352 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
12. 12.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
21. 21.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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