Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 998 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
3. 3.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 13 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.🗣️ In a 16-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) jumping in mid-sentence
21. 21.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
27. 27.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
29. 29.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 16 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 3 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.⏳ 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
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ In a 10-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?

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