Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 268 · 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: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) raise your hand (b) stand on the desk (c) tap the teacher (d) shout your name
3. 3.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) shouting the answer (b) keeping your turn short (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) raising your hand
4. 4.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
5. 5.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
6. 6.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Aarav speaks for 5 minutes, Ishaan for 6 minutes and Tara for 3 minutes. Diya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Diya get?
7. 7.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.⏱️ A circle time lasts 16 minutes. Diya speaks for 4 minutes, Meera for 4 minutes and Nisha for 3 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
10. 10.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
13. 13.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 16 minutes. Rohan speaks for 4 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Arjun for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
14. 14.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) cutting in with a joke
15. 15.True or false: “letting all speak once” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) talking over someone (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
17. 17.🚨 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) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) waiting for a pause
19. 19.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “raising your hand” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) nothing at all (d) “Whatever.”
23. 23.🔄 In a circle time, each of 9 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) to sound clever (b) so you can leave (c) so all get a turn (d) so nobody speaks
27. 27.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
29. 29.⏱️ A book-club chat lasts 23 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Saanvi for 6 minutes and Ishaan for 6 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
30. 30.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ignore her (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ask what she thinks
31. 31.🗣️ In a 6-minute project meeting, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
32. 32.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
34. 34.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
35. 35.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ 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
39. 39.🔄 In a class 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?
40. 40.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False

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