Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 878 · 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: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) shouting the answer (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
3. 3.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 15 minutes. Rohan speaks for 3 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Nisha for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
5. 5.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
6. 6.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 8 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? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) keeping your turn short
10. 10.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) shouting the answer
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
14. 14.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
16. 16.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
17. 17.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) stand on the desk (b) tap the teacher (c) shout your name (d) raise your hand
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
26. 26.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
32. 32.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
40. 40.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True

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