Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 513 · 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.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
18. 18.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
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.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 21 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
32. 32.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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