Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 483 · 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.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
2. 2.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
10. 10.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 9 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
11. 11.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 24-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
36. 36.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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