Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 65 · 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 circle time lasts 15 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
2. 2.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
20. 20.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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