Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 202 · 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) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) raising your hand (d) talking over someone
2. 2.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚨 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) interrupt at once (d) wait for a pause
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.🗣️ In a 24-minute group discussion, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) letting all speak once (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
9. 9.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) finishing their sentence (d) jumping in mid-sentence
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
17. 17.✋ 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
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) waiting for a pause (c) keeping your turn short (d) finishing their sentence
20. 20.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so all get a turn (c) to sound clever (d) so you can leave
23. 23.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 6 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 4 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.🗣️ In a 16-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
28. 28.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) finishing their sentence
31. 31.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) hogging the whole talk (d) letting all speak once
33. 33.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 23 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Rohan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Rohan get?
34. 34.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
35. 35.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
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.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption

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