Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 871 · 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 interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
6. 6.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
11. 11.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ In a 36-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
29. 29.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
35. 35.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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