Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 404 · 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 book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 4 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
2. 2.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
9. 9.🗣️ In a 6-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
12. 12.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) tell her tomorrow
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
22. 22.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
23. 23.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
26. 26.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 3 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
28. 28.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
39. 39.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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