Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 396 · 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.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) tell her tomorrow (b) raise your hand quietly (c) wait for a pause (d) interrupt at once
2. 2.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) keeping your turn short (d) hogging the whole talk
3. 3.✋ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) hogging the whole talk (d) keeping your turn short
5. 5.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) letting all speak once (d) shouting the answer
6. 6.🗣️ In a 9-minute circle time, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
7. 7.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: raising your hand? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
9. 9.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) finishing their sentence (d) raising your hand
10. 10.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) waiting for a pause (b) keeping your turn short (c) talking over someone (d) raising your hand
11. 11.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: jumping in mid-sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
12. 12.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so nobody speaks (b) so you can leave (c) to sound clever (d) so all get a turn
13. 13.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
14. 14.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ In a 18-minute group discussion, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) hogging the whole talk (c) cutting in with a joke (d) talking over someone
18. 18.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) shouting the answer (c) saying “Sorry, go on” (d) hogging the whole talk
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) saying “Sorry, go on” (c) waiting for a pause (d) letting all speak once
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
22. 22.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
23. 23.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: finishing their sentence? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
24. 24.True or false: “Excuse me, Ma’am, I have a question.” is a polite way in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) “My turn now.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) nothing at all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) keeping your turn short
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting for a pause (b) hogging the whole talk (c) talking over someone (d) shouting the answer
28. 28.🗣️ Chatting at lunch, one friend has not spoken at all. What can you do? (a) change seats (b) ignore her (c) ask what she thinks (d) keep talking
29. 29.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) asking “Can I add?” (b) raising your hand (c) waiting for a pause (d) shouting the answer
30. 30.✋ In class, how do you usually show you want a turn? (a) shout your name (b) tap the teacher (c) stand on the desk (d) raise your hand
31. 31.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔄 In a project meeting, each of 6 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) jumping in mid-sentence (b) asking “Can I add?” (c) hogging the whole talk (d) talking over someone
34. 34.True or false: “waiting for a pause” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Diya speaks for 2 minutes, Nisha for 5 minutes and Aarav for 5 minutes. Meera uses all the time left. How many minutes does Meera get?
36. 36.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Stop talking, my idea is better.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
37. 37.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: shouting the answer? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
38. 38.⏱️ A class meeting lasts 17 minutes. Tara speaks for 6 minutes, Ishaan for 4 minutes and Kabir for 4 minutes. Ananya uses all the time left. How many minutes does Ananya get?
39. 39.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
40. 40.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) saying “Sorry, go on” (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) raising your hand (d) waiting for a pause

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