Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 222 · 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 group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
2. 2.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) asking “Can I add?”
8. 8.🚨 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
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 22 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
21. 21.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
23. 23.✋ 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
24. 24.🗣️ In a 30-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
26. 26.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ In a 8-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ 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
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
35. 35.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 9 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Rohan for 2 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
39. 39.🗣️ In a 30-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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