Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 365 · 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.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “My turn now.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Sorry, go on.” (d) nothing at all
2. 2.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) talking over someone
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) cutting in with a joke (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
7. 7.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 9 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
8. 8.🗣️ In a 18-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting all speak once (b) keeping your turn short (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) asking “Can I add?”
10. 10.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
11. 11.✋ 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
12. 12.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “shouting the answer” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) raise your hand quietly (c) interrupt at once (d) tell her tomorrow
15. 15.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) ask what she thinks (b) keep talking (c) change seats (d) ignore her
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) raising your hand (c) talking over someone (d) hogging the whole talk
18. 18.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
19. 19.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 17 minutes. Aarav speaks for 4 minutes, Tara for 4 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hogging the whole talk (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Can I say something when you finish?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
25. 25.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
26. 26.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
29. 29.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
30. 30.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) stand on the desk (c) raise your hand (d) tap the teacher
31. 31.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Stop talking, my idea is better.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) letting all speak once
35. 35.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 18 minutes. Nisha speaks for 5 minutes, Diya for 5 minutes and Saanvi for 6 minutes. Aarav uses all the time left. How many minutes does Aarav get?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) talking over someone (d) waiting for a pause
37. 37.⏳ 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
38. 38.⏱️ A project meeting lasts 13 minutes. Aarav speaks for 3 minutes, Ishaan for 5 minutes and Ananya for 2 minutes. Kabir uses all the time left. How many minutes does Kabir get?
39. 39.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) finishing their sentence
40. 40.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True

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