Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 47 · 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.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) change seats
10. 10.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
12. 12.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke

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