Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 602 · 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: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
40. 40.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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