Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 836 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
5. 5.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
6. 6.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 7 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Kabir for 3 minutes and Saanvi for 5 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) keeping your turn short
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
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: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) hogging the whole talk (d) raising your hand
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 17 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ananya for 3 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
25. 25.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) ignore her (d) change seats
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) jumping in mid-sentence
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
39. 39.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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