Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 103 · 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.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
2. 2.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
15. 15.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
23. 23.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”

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