Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 53 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🗣️ In a 20-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
6. 6.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
9. 9.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
22. 22.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
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.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
25. 25.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
28. 28.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short

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