Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

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

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