Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 860 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
2. 2.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
13. 13.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) finishing their sentence
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
18. 18.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
23. 23.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 11 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
24. 24.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so nobody speaks
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
29. 29.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short

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