Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 729 · 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: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
3. 3.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
13. 13.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
25. 25.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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