Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 917 · 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) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 21 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 6 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
3. 3.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
4. 4.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
9. 9.🚨 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
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
14. 14.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Kabir speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
15. 15.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.🗣️ In a 10-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
34. 34.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
40. 40.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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