Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 830 · 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: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
6. 6.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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