Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 475 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
2. 2.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Meera speaks for 2 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Diya for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
6. 6.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
14. 14.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Kabir for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
29. 29.⏳ 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
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Rohan speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 5 minutes and Diya for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
33. 33.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
34. 34.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 20 minutes. Meera speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Rohan for 5 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
37. 37.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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