Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 135 · 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.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏳ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
26. 26.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
28. 28.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
33. 33.🚨 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
36. 36.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?

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