Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 966 · 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 interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
7. 7.✋ 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
8. 8.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
10. 10.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
14. 14.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
15. 15.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 19 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 3 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) cutting in with a joke (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
17. 17.🗣️ In a 15-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
18. 18.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) change seats (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
27. 27.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
30. 30.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Tara speaks for 4 minutes, Arjun for 3 minutes and Aarav for 3 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
32. 32.🔄 In a circle time, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) tell her tomorrow (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
35. 35.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) shouting the answer (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
38. 38.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True

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