Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 90 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
7. 7.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
8. 8.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.🔄 In a circle time, 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.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
19. 19.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
40. 40.✋ 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

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