Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 762 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
12. 12.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
33. 33.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
34. 34.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
39. 39.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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