Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 637 · 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? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
3. 3.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
6. 6.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
18. 18.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
19. 19.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
31. 31.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
32. 32.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 4 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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