Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 788 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
6. 6.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
20. 20.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
36. 36.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence

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