Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 968 · 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: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
3. 3.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.⏱️ A circle time lasts 25 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
12. 12.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
21. 21.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
23. 23.🚨 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
24. 24.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
34. 34.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand

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