Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 960 · 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: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
6. 6.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
22. 22.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
33. 33.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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