Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 309 · 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 group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
9. 9.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
11. 11.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 22 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
14. 14.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
15. 15.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
22. 22.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
26. 26.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
29. 29.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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