Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 533 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 23 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
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.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
31. 31.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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