Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 389 · 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: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
2. 2.True or false: “jumping in mid-sentence” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) to sound clever (c) so all get a turn (d) so you can leave
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) letting all speak once (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) talking over someone
5. 5.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) nothing at all (b) “Sorry, go on.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “My turn now.”
6. 6.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.True or false: “cutting in with a joke” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Be quiet, I’m talking now.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) waiting for a pause
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking over someone (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) hogging the whole talk
11. 11.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
12. 12.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) talking over someone (c) finishing their sentence (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
14. 14.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ 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
16. 16.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 12 minutes. Ishaan speaks for 5 minutes, Vihaan for 2 minutes and Aarav for 2 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
17. 17.True or false: “Sorry to cut in — may I add one point?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your turn short (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) cutting in with a joke
21. 21.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ In a 18-minute book-club chat, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
23. 23.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) keeping your turn short (c) shouting the answer (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
24. 24.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) raising your hand (c) cutting in with a joke (d) hogging the whole talk
26. 26.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) hogging the whole talk (c) asking “Can I add?” (d) jumping in mid-sentence
28. 28.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) keeping your turn short (b) shouting the answer (c) finishing their sentence (d) talking over someone
29. 29.🗣️ In a 8-minute circle time, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
30. 30.True or false: “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
32. 32.🗣️ In a 25-minute circle time, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) talking over someone (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) finishing their sentence (d) waiting for a pause
34. 34.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) interrupt at once (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) tell her tomorrow
35. 35.✋ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
37. 37.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
39. 39.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: waiting for a pause? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
40. 40.🗣️ In a 20-minute class meeting, 4 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?

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