Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 28 · 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: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) talking over someone
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
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) change seats (d) ignore her
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
8. 8.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
12. 12.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
30. 30.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
31. 31.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 11 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause

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