Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 621 · 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? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.🗣️ In a 25-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
28. 28.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once

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