Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 947 · 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.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Nisha speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Aarav for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
11. 11.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 2 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
27. 27.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so nobody speaks (c) so you can leave (d) to sound clever
30. 30.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Diya speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
31. 31.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
32. 32.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
38. 38.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏱️ A circle time lasts 21 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
40. 40.✋ 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

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