Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 862 · 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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) letting all speak once (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
2. 2.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 3 minutes, Tara for 5 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
4. 4.🗣️ In a 9-minute class meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 21 minutes. Nisha speaks for 6 minutes, Vihaan for 5 minutes and Rohan for 2 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
10. 10.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) shout your name (c) tap the teacher (d) stand on the desk
11. 11.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) finishing their sentence
19. 19.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) waiting for a pause (c) letting all speak once (d) asking “Can I add?”
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
29. 29.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
33. 33.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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