Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 846 · 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: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
14. 14.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
15. 15.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
16. 16.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
34. 34.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short

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