Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 781 · 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 class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
4. 4.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Arjun speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
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.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 6-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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