Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 889 · 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: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
15. 15.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 11 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
26. 26.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
32. 32.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
35. 35.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
40. 40.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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