Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 538 · 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: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
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) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
10. 10.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
16. 16.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 22 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
21. 21.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short

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