Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 870 · 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.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
5. 5.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
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.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.🔄 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?
22. 22.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 22 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
23. 23.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
24. 24.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 4 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
40. 40.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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