Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 150 · 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.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
2. 2.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
14. 14.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
16. 16.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 10 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 25 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
28. 28.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
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.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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