Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 434 · 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.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
25. 25.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
27. 27.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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