Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 435 · 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: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.⏳ 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
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
25. 25.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
28. 28.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
33. 33.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
34. 34.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause

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