Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 260 · 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.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) raising your hand (d) cutting in with a joke
4. 4.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
5. 5.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
8. 8.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) cutting in with a joke (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
11. 11.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
13. 13.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) keeping your turn short (d) shouting the answer
17. 17.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
19. 19.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
20. 20.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
21. 21.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) keeping your turn short (d) asking “Can I add?”
23. 23.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a 6-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
26. 26.✋ 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
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) waiting for a pause
28. 28.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
29. 29.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
30. 30.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) jumping in mid-sentence
31. 31.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
32. 32.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) finishing their sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
34. 34.🗣️ In a 24-minute circle time, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
35. 35.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) waiting for a pause (d) hogging the whole talk
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) letting all speak once (c) waiting for a pause (d) asking “Can I add?”
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) cutting in with a joke (c) letting all speak once (d) raising your hand
38. 38.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 21 minutes. Arjun speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 2 minutes and Tara for 6 minutes. Saanvi uses all the time left. How many minutes does Saanvi get?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) finishing their sentence (d) shouting the answer
40. 40.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in

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