Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 33 · 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.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
6. 6.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 24 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
12. 12.🔄 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?
13. 13.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
25. 25.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 11 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
34. 34.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
39. 39.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
40. 40.✋ 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

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