Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 943 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 14 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 5 minutes, Aarav for 2 minutes and Arjun for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
5. 5.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
9. 9.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) letting all speak once (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) raising your hand
14. 14.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so all get a turn (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
15. 15.⏱️ A circle time lasts 24 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Nisha for 6 minutes and Arjun for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
18. 18.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
23. 23.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) shouting the answer (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) keeping your turn short
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.✋ 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
29. 29.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
32. 32.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 20 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Ananya for 6 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) shouting the answer
37. 37.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✋ 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

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