Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 847 · 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.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
2. 2.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏱️ A circle time lasts 9 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
7. 7.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
10. 10.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 11 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
11. 11.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
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.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.🔄 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?
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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