Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 892 · 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 circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
20. 20.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
31. 31.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
32. 32.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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