Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 725 · 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 project meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🚨 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) wait for a pause (d) raise your hand quietly
5. 5.🗣️ In a 36-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ 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
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
18. 18.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) waiting for a pause
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
25. 25.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Vihaan for 2 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
32. 32.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “Whatever.”
33. 33.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.🗣️ In a 15-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
36. 36.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
39. 39.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 4 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
40. 40.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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