Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 908 · 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: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
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 class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
34. 34.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
37. 37.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
38. 38.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🔄 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?
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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