Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 665 · 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 polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
3. 3.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
32. 32.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
33. 33.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?

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