Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 733 · 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 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
19. 19.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
38. 38.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 23 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher

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