Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 773 · 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 30-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
26. 26.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
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 is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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