Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 219 · 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) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) ask what she thinks (d) change seats
2. 2.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Sorry, go on.”
5. 5.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 18 minutes. Saanvi speaks for 2 minutes, Meera for 5 minutes and Kabir for 3 minutes. Nisha uses all the time left. How many minutes does Nisha get?
6. 6.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
7. 7.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
14. 14.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) keeping your turn short
17. 17.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
19. 19.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) raise your hand quietly (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) interrupt at once
21. 21.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
24. 24.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) to sound clever (c) so you can leave (d) so nobody speaks
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
26. 26.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) letting all speak once (d) talking over someone
28. 28.True or false: “talking over someone” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
31. 31.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) raise your hand
32. 32.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
34. 34.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) finishing their sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) keeping your turn short
35. 35.🔄 In a circle time, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
36. 36.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
37. 37.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
38. 38.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) raising your hand
40. 40.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 4 children speaks for 3 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?

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