Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 852 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
4. 4.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
9. 9.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.🗣️ In a 25-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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