Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 945 · 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 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
4. 4.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
7. 7.🗣️ In a 6-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 5 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Tara for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
13. 13.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause

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