Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 910 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
10. 10.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
16. 16.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Diya for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
35. 35.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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