Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 360 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
10. 10.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
31. 31.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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