Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 993 · 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 class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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