Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 586 · 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? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a 15-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
10. 10.🗣️ In a 24-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
14. 14.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.⏳ 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
22. 22.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
29. 29.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
36. 36.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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