Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 709 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
7. 7.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
18. 18.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
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: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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