Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 687 · 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 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
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.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
17. 17.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
28. 28.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
38. 38.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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