Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 281 · 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 polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
11. 11.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
12. 12.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
18. 18.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
25. 25.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
26. 26.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
31. 31.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a 10-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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