Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 676 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
8. 8.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
13. 13.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
14. 14.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
30. 30.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
31. 31.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
33. 33.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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