Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 724 · 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.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
18. 18.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
20. 20.🗣️ In a 10-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
27. 27.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
33. 33.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
40. 40.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?

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