Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 864 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
4. 4.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
5. 5.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
13. 13.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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