Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 857 · 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: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
22. 22.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 26 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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