Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 741 · 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 circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
8. 8.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
29. 29.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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