Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 565 · 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: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
3. 3.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
14. 14.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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