Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 421 · 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? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
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.✋ 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
4. 4.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ In a 9-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
19. 19.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
34. 34.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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