Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 526 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
2. 2.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 11 minutes. Kabir speaks for 2 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
4. 4.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ 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
6. 6.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Kabir speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
15. 15.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) letting all speak once (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
20. 20.⏱️ A circle time lasts 15 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Arjun for 2 minutes and Diya for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
21. 21.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
23. 23.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 20 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 4 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Tara speaks for 2 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
38. 38.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True

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