Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 67 · 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.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
26. 26.⏱️ A circle time lasts 9 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 21 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once

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