Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 877 · 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: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
5. 5.🔄 In a family 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?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
14. 14.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
16. 16.⏳ 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
17. 17.🗣️ In a 12-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ In a 36-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
27. 27.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
28. 28.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
32. 32.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) letting all speak once

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