Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 185 · 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.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) keep talking (b) ask what she thinks (c) change seats (d) ignore her
2. 2.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
3. 3.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) waiting for a pause (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) shouting the answer (d) letting all speak once
7. 7.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
9. 9.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) shouting the answer
10. 10.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) cutting in with a joke
12. 12.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) wait for a pause (c) interrupt at once (d) raise your hand quietly
14. 14.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) jumping in mid-sentence
18. 18.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ In a 20-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
20. 20.✋ 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
21. 21.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ In a 15-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
24. 24.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
25. 25.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Meera for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 5 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
26. 26.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Blah blah. Anyway…” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
30. 30.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ In a 20-minute project meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
35. 35.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
38. 38.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking

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