Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 686 · 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 a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 23 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
14. 14.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (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 polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🔄 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?

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