Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 207 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
17. 17.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
30. 30.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
32. 32.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
38. 38.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏳ 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

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