Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 753 · 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.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) talking over someone
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) asking “Can I add?”
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
13. 13.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name
14. 14.🗣️ In a 16-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) asking “Can I add?”
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so nobody speaks (d) so you can leave
19. 19.🗣️ In a 36-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
21. 21.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 18 minutes. Arjun speaks for 4 minutes, Diya for 3 minutes and Meera for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
27. 27.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ 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
30. 30.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) keep talking
33. 33.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a 36-minute group discussion, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 14 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Rohan for 5 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
40. 40.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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