Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 711 · 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.✋ 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
2. 2.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) waiting for a pause
4. 4.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so all get a turn
5. 5.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Rohan for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
11. 11.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) raise your hand (c) stand on the desk (d) tap the teacher
12. 12.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) raising your hand
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
17. 17.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
20. 20.🗣️ In a 18-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
21. 21.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ In a 8-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) ignore her
26. 26.🗣️ In a 30-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
27. 27.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Rohan for 3 minutes and Nisha for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
37. 37.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
40. 40.🗣️ In a 20-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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