Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 581 · 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 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
9. 9.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
32. 32.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
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: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
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.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 11 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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