Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 685 · 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 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
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: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
25. 25.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
28. 28.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence

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