Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 427 · 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? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
7. 7.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.🗣️ In a 12-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) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
14. 14.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
21. 21.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
29. 29.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) raising your hand
34. 34.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 23 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
38. 38.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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