Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 623 · 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.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔄 In a book-club chat, 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
37. 37.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”

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