Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 441 · 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.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Nisha speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
3. 3.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
4. 4.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 3 minutes and Meera for 3 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
18. 18.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
22. 22.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so all get a turn (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
26. 26.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
33. 33.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”

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