Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

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

Free communication skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/communication-skills-for-students