Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 868 · 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.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ In a 8-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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