Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 466 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 13 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
13. 13.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚨 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
33. 33.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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