Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 170 · 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) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
8. 8.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
16. 16.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
17. 17.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
18. 18.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
27. 27.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
28. 28.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ 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

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