Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 914 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
4. 4.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
17. 17.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
29. 29.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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