Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 641 · 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.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
21. 21.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
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.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 13 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
37. 37.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
39. 39.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer

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