Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 527 · 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 of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) cutting in with a joke
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
6. 6.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
7. 7.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
11. 11.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
20. 20.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 22 minutes. Rohan speaks for 6 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
24. 24.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Ananya speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Saanvi for 2 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
31. 31.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
35. 35.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”

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