Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 480 · 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.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
15. 15.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
27. 27.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
38. 38.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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