Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 894 · 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: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🔄 In a family meeting, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
4. 4.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
5. 5.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
8. 8.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 5 minutes, Kabir for 5 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
10. 10.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) keep talking (d) ask what she thinks
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) shout your name (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
15. 15.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 14 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 2 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
18. 18.🔄 In a circle time, each of 7 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
20. 20.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) keeping your turn short
22. 22.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.⏳ 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
27. 27.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
37. 37.✋ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) keeping your turn short
39. 39.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 4 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?

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