Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 615 · 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 project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
2. 2.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
3. 3.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
5. 5.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
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.🚨 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
10. 10.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
18. 18.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
20. 20.🗣️ In a 12-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 25 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 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) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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