Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 715 · 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 interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
2. 2.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
8. 8.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
11. 11.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 20 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Arjun for 4 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
17. 17.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
21. 21.🗣️ In a 24-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
22. 22.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
25. 25.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
32. 32.✋ 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
33. 33.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) finishing their sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 3 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
40. 40.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False

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