Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 770 · 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? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
3. 3.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
6. 6.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
8. 8.✋ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🗣️ In a 9-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ignore her (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
20. 20.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
22. 22.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 2 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
25. 25.🗣️ In a 16-minute book-club chat, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False

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