Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 575 · 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.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
37. 37.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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