Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 571 · 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) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🔄 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?
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
25. 25.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
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: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave

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