Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 532 · 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) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 6 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
17. 17.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
18. 18.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) letting all speak once
19. 19.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) jumping in mid-sentence
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) shout your name
25. 25.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) interrupt at once (c) raise your hand quietly (d) wait for a pause
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
33. 33.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 4 minutes, Aarav for 5 minutes and Kabir for 5 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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