Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 407 · 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: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
6. 6.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
8. 8.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
14. 14.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk

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