Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 252 · 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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
2. 2.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
3. 3.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
11. 11.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
26. 26.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
35. 35.🔄 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?
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone

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