Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 70 · 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 book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
5. 5.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False

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