Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 81 · 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 circle time lasts 15 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
2. 2.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
11. 11.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
12. 12.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Meera for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
13. 13.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) stand on the desk
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
18. 18.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
21. 21.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”

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