Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 884 · 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 family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
5. 5.⏳ 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
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
11. 11.🔄 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?
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
24. 24.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 4 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
25. 25.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
26. 26.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
28. 28.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 12 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
30. 30.🗣️ In a 10-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?

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