Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 225 · 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: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
3. 3.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🗣️ In a 36-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
22. 22.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
36. 36.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”

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