Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 907 · 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 project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
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) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.🗣️ In a 36-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.🔄 In a class 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?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
40. 40.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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