Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 353 · 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.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
24. 24.🚨 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
25. 25.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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