Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 73 · 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 class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
19. 19.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
23. 23.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 11 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
31. 31.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
38. 38.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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