Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

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

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