Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 262 · 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.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
2. 2.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 10 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
6. 6.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
7. 7.⏳ 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
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
29. 29.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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