Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

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

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