Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 418 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
4. 4.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
5. 5.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
18. 18.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
36. 36.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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