Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 721 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
2. 2.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
7. 7.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
20. 20.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
28. 28.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
30. 30.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer

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