Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 84 · 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 interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.⏳ 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
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
6. 6.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
7. 7.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 11 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.⏱️ A circle time lasts 11 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
34. 34.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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