Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 551 · 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.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
2. 2.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
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 polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
15. 15.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
17. 17.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
24. 24.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
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.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?

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