Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 330 · 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: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 21 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 3 minutes, Nisha for 2 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
13. 13.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 5 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Meera for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
27. 27.🗣️ In a 12-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
29. 29.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
34. 34.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 12 minutes. Tara speaks for 5 minutes, Meera for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Nisha for 5 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?

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