Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 848 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ 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
3. 3.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
4. 4.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.🗣️ In a 9-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.⏳ 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
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) asking “Can I add?”
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.🗣️ In a 36-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 22 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
36. 36.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 10 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
38. 38.⏱️ A circle time lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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