Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 112 · 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: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) keep talking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) raise your hand (d) stand on the desk
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
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: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Diya speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 5 minutes and Tara for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
13. 13.🗣️ In a 15-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
16. 16.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
30. 30.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ 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
34. 34.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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