Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 761 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
5. 5.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
16. 16.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
22. 22.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
23. 23.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
34. 34.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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