Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 989 · 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.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) letting all speak once
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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
8. 8.🗣️ In a 20-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
15. 15.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
18. 18.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) nothing at all
19. 19.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 4 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
20. 20.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
22. 22.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
30. 30.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 2 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
35. 35.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
37. 37.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
39. 39.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk

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