Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 814 · 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 of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
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.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) keep talking
14. 14.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
15. 15.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
20. 20.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Ananya for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 22 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
33. 33.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
39. 39.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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