Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 574 · 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) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
4. 4.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
16. 16.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
17. 17.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
19. 19.🗣️ In a 25-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
26. 26.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏱️ A circle time lasts 13 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
28. 28.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 11 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
30. 30.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 5 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
40. 40.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?

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