Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 519 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
9. 9.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
16. 16.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
23. 23.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
37. 37.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) raising your hand
39. 39.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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