Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 772 · 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) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short

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