Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 525 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
7. 7.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
10. 10.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
17. 17.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 23 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 21 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
29. 29.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”

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