Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 79 · 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 24-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
5. 5.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.⏱️ A circle time lasts 12 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
20. 20.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 12 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
24. 24.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
26. 26.🗣️ In a 25-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
29. 29.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 25 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 6 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
32. 32.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer

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