Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 498 · 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: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
14. 14.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
26. 26.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚨 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
33. 33.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
34. 34.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
35. 35.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
40. 40.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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