Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 875 · 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 project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
4. 4.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
5. 5.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
8. 8.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
22. 22.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.⏱️ A circle time lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?

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