Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 448 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
6. 6.✋ 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
7. 7.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
9. 9.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
19. 19.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
20. 20.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
22. 22.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ignore her
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so all get a turn
30. 30.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
34. 34.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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