Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 934 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
19. 19.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
20. 20.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
22. 22.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
31. 31.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
33. 33.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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