Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 899 · 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 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
21. 21.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
28. 28.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
29. 29.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
31. 31.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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