Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 853 · 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) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
2. 2.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
6. 6.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
10. 10.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
12. 12.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
15. 15.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
22. 22.⏱️ A circle time lasts 19 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
30. 30.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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