Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 985 · 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.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence

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