Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 45 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
11. 11.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🚨 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
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
20. 20.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
26. 26.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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