Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 332 · 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 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
7. 7.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
23. 23.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
24. 24.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
27. 27.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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