Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 400 · 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: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
24. 24.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 21 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
31. 31.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
33. 33.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand

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