Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 796 · 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 class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ In a 9-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all

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