Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 576 · 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 group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 22 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
17. 17.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
36. 36.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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