Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 409 · 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 polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
7. 7.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
10. 10.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
11. 11.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 22 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
15. 15.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ In a 16-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
25. 25.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
26. 26.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Ananya for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?

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