Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 959 · 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: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
6. 6.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
18. 18.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
24. 24.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
34. 34.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
37. 37.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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