Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 543 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏳ 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
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer

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