Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 599 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
12. 12.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
19. 19.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.🔄 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?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
28. 28.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.🗣️ In a 36-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 11 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
40. 40.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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