Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 716 · 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 class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
11. 11.🚨 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
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
40. 40.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?

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