Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 651 · 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.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
7. 7.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
36. 36.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
39. 39.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?

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