Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 323 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.🗣️ In a 10-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
8. 8.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 11 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) change seats
15. 15.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔄 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?
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
26. 26.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔄 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?
28. 28.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
34. 34.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
40. 40.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow

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