Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 355 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
4. 4.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
9. 9.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
12. 12.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
16. 16.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
18. 18.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
35. 35.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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