Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 918 · 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: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
30. 30.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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