Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 820 · 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 class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
3. 3.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 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) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
5. 5.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
7. 7.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
16. 16.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
19. 19.🗣️ In a 30-minute group discussion, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
28. 28.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) asking “Can I add?”
32. 32.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “My turn now.”
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.✋ 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
37. 37.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

Free communication skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/communication-skills-for-students