Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 580 · 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: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
8. 8.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
11. 11.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
23. 23.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 24 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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