Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 758 · 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.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 22 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 11 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 2 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
23. 23.🗣️ In a 15-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
25. 25.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer

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