Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 984 · 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.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ 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
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.🗣️ In a 36-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”

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