Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 567 · 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 a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
6. 6.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
17. 17.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
25. 25.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ask what she thinks (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
33. 33.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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