Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 592 · 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 circle time lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
2. 2.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
4. 4.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 9 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
9. 9.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
16. 16.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
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.✋ 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
20. 20.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
27. 27.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
35. 35.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
36. 36.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
37. 37.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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