Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 457 · 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 group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
3. 3.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.🗣️ In a 25-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
18. 18.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
21. 21.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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