Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 315 · 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 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
2. 2.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
3. 3.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
13. 13.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
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 of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
29. 29.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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