Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 699 · 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.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
2. 2.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
3. 3.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 14 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
29. 29.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
33. 33.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
34. 34.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
36. 36.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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