Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 706 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
12. 12.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.🚨 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
21. 21.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
24. 24.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence

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