Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 351 · 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 polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) hogging the whole talk (c) raising your hand (d) finishing their sentence
2. 2.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
4. 4.🗣️ In a 10-minute family meeting, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
5. 5.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so you can leave (b) so nobody speaks (c) so all get a turn (d) to sound clever
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: cutting in with a joke? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) waiting for a pause (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) talking over someone
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: hogging the whole talk? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
12. 12.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
13. 13.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) waiting for a pause (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
14. 14.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
15. 15.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⏱️ A group discussion lasts 19 minutes. Aarav speaks for 2 minutes, Kabir for 4 minutes and Vihaan for 5 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
18. 18.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) shouting the answer (d) raising your hand
22. 22.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) finishing their sentence (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) waiting for a pause (b) finishing their sentence (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.True or false: “letting all speak once” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
29. 29.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) nothing at all (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Sorry, go on.”
30. 30.✋ 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
31. 31.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 8 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) wait for a pause (c) tell her tomorrow (d) raise your hand quietly
35. 35.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) tap the teacher (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) shout your name

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