Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 129 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 10 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.⏱️ A circle time lasts 24 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
20. 20.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
22. 22.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 4 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
23. 23.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 22 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
34. 34.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence

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