Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 572 · 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 of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
4. 4.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
16. 16.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
24. 24.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
34. 34.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
35. 35.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 12 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
38. 38.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
40. 40.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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