Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 455 · 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: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a 25-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
11. 11.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
34. 34.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone

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