Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 76 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
3. 3.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 9 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
15. 15.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
18. 18.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
30. 30.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
34. 34.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk

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