Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 174 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔄 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?
13. 13.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
22. 22.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
34. 34.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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