Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 882 · 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 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
16. 16.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 23 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
17. 17.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
20. 20.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence

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