Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 95 · 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.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 17 minutes. Kabir speaks for 5 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Arjun for 3 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) letting all speak once
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
8. 8.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.✋ 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
15. 15.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
21. 21.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
25. 25.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
26. 26.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
28. 28.🔄 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?
29. 29.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ In a 18-minute family meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) “My turn now.”
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
36. 36.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) keeping your turn short (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
37. 37.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
38. 38.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) waiting for a pause
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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