Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 808 · 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.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?

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