Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 57 · 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 polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
4. 4.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
5. 5.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
8. 8.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
9. 9.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
10. 10.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
16. 16.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
21. 21.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
34. 34.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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