Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 93 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
17. 17.🗣️ In a 16-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
24. 24.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🚨 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
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 10 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
39. 39.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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