Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 710 · 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.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
4. 4.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) raise your hand (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🗣️ In a 12-minute family meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
12. 12.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Tara speaks for 3 minutes, Saanvi for 3 minutes and Rohan for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
15. 15.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ 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
19. 19.✋ 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
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
26. 26.🗣️ In a 30-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In a 10-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Nisha for 4 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
40. 40.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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