Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 220 · 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: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
2. 2.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
4. 4.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) cutting in with a joke (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “talking over someone” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising your hand (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) keeping your turn short
11. 11.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) hogging the whole talk
15. 15.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 24 minutes. Vihaan speaks for 6 minutes, Ananya for 4 minutes and Diya for 6 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
18. 18.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) interrupt at once (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
21. 21.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
22. 22.🔄 In a circle time, each of 4 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
23. 23.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) shout your name (d) tap the teacher
25. 25.✋ 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
26. 26.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) raising your hand (c) hogging the whole talk (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
32. 32.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
36. 36.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
38. 38.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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