Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 51 · 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 12-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
3. 3.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.🔄 In a class 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?
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
25. 25.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
37. 37.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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