Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 66 · 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.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 22 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
27. 27.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
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) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once

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