Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 975 · 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 of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
2. 2.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
4. 4.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 11 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Vihaan for 3 minutes and Meera for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
5. 5.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
7. 7.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
14. 14.🗣️ In a 16-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
17. 17.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
26. 26.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
27. 27.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
28. 28.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Rohan for 6 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
35. 35.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
36. 36.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
39. 39.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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