Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 378 · 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.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.🗣️ In a 6-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 11 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
29. 29.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?

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