Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 663 · 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 class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
4. 4.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
5. 5.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🗣️ In a 25-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
8. 8.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 11 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 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.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
40. 40.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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