Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 867 · 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.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
12. 12.✋ 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
13. 13.🗣️ In a 25-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
21. 21.✋ 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
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
25. 25.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 16 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
34. 34.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
39. 39.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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