Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 97 · 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.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
25. 25.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
30. 30.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
33. 33.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
39. 39.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
40. 40.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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