Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 727 · 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 group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 13 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Rohan for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.🚨 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
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
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? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 20 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
22. 22.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
28. 28.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
32. 32.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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