Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 987 · 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) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
13. 13.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
17. 17.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
31. 31.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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