Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 234 · 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) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
11. 11.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
15. 15.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
17. 17.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
24. 24.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
34. 34.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
37. 37.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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