Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 982 · 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 of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
27. 27.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
33. 33.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
39. 39.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”

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