Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 144 · 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.🚨 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) tell her tomorrow (d) wait for a pause
2. 2.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) letting all speak once
4. 4.✋ 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
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) talking over someone (d) cutting in with a joke
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) jumping in mid-sentence
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause
8. 8.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) ignore her (d) change seats
9. 9.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ 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
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
12. 12.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
14. 14.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) cutting in with a joke
16. 16.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) shouting the answer (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) finishing their sentence (c) talking over someone (d) keeping your turn short
19. 19.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
20. 20.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
21. 21.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 21 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
22. 22.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
27. 27.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
31. 31.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) talking over someone
36. 36.🗣️ In a 16-minute family meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
37. 37.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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