Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 464 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
8. 8.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.🗣️ In a 36-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
36. 36.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer

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