Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 798 · 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.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🗣️ In a 24-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
14. 14.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks

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