Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 74 · 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 family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
8. 8.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
16. 16.✋ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
20. 20.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 6 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
36. 36.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 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: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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