Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 317 · 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.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
5. 5.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
17. 17.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
18. 18.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
35. 35.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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