Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

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

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