Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 489 · 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.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏱️ A circle time lasts 9 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
7. 7.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚨 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
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
14. 14.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
15. 15.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
25. 25.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
34. 34.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
37. 37.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence

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