Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 402 · 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 family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
7. 7.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
18. 18.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
32. 32.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.⏱️ A circle time lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
39. 39.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer

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