Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 530 · 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 class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
12. 12.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 23 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 19 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
31. 31.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
36. 36.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
40. 40.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 11 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?

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