Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 948 · 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) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
11. 11.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
14. 14.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.🗣️ In a 25-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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