Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 100 · 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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) finishing their sentence
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.🔄 In a book-club chat, each of 8 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) raising your hand (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) change seats (c) ignore her (d) ask what she thinks
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⏱️ A circle time lasts 22 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 3 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.⏳ 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
15. 15.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
17. 17.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) letting all speak once (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
18. 18.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
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.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) finishing their sentence
22. 22.✋ 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
23. 23.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
24. 24.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ 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
28. 28.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
31. 31.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
33. 33.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 22 minutes. Aarav speaks for 6 minutes, Arjun for 6 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Ishaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ishaan get?
35. 35.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
40. 40.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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