Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 64 · 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? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
4. 4.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
8. 8.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
23. 23.🚨 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
24. 24.✋ 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
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
26. 26.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
27. 27.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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