Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 704 · 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: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
4. 4.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
7. 7.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
10. 10.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔄 In a class 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?
28. 28.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏱️ A circle time lasts 24 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer

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