Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 604 · 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: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
6. 6.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
21. 21.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏱️ A circle time lasts 13 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
23. 23.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
26. 26.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
27. 27.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
29. 29.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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