Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 373 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
32. 32.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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