Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 774 · 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) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.⏱️ A circle time lasts 13 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
18. 18.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🗣️ In a 16-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🔄 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?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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