Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 823 · 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: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
14. 14.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
22. 22.🚨 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
23. 23.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
32. 32.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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