Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 700 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ In a 30-minute project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
11. 11.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) talking over someone (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
12. 12.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
22. 22.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 11 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 19 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Nisha for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
25. 25.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
27. 27.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.🗣️ In a 8-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
31. 31.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) cutting in with a joke
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 11 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 2 minutes, Tara for 2 minutes and Aarav for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
40. 40.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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